Saudi Arabia ordered its citizens out of Lebanon Thursday, amid skyrocketing tensions between their two governments.
A brief statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency called on all Saudis living in or visiting Lebanon to depart, and warned against travel to the country.
Kuwait has joined Riyadh in issuing alert against Lebanon. Kuwait citizens currently in Lebanon are urged to leave the country immediately, a foreign ministry statement said on Thursday.
The step is taken in view of the present circumstances in Lebanon and is a precautionary measure to prevent any negative fallouts, the statement added. The ministry urged citizens not to travel to Lebanon and has asked Kuwaiti citizens to call 0096171171441 if the needed any help.
A series events in the past week has led to speculation of a fresh war in Lebanon which could possibly see Israeli military action against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group there.
On Saturday, Lebanese prime minister Sa’ad Hariri announced his resignation during a press conference in Riyadh citing fears for his life.
News reports said that Western intelligence agencies had warned Hariri of a plot on his life.
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